Vending-machine.



00 1 9 1 9 Q 9 D d 6 u n e t a P 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Attorneys S. G. JONES.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0012, 1912.

LOQSSQ Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Attorneys aosasea th appli ation is a Y s "hurrah s ra ns s raws sn p,

i sesa e-ma maspeci ca ion 9 test t n Application filed October 2, 1912. Serial No. 723,816.

Patented Dec. 9, with.

79 all whom t canc r 16. it tha SANFORD CLINTON ,QNES a c zen o the Un ed State resi we t Ma ion, in th oun y t ra v State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Ven ing-Med na f ic h f is a specification device forming the subject matter of ding ma n ap ed to e employed o sp n ing a ake of cho o at r an th r ype of P kag f mer hand se The invention aims to provide novel means lov The

for oontrollin andfor actuating the carrier,

' vl e o l m an sol With th foregomg and other objects in view which will appear as the description nelt i and a r ng n f Pa a proceeds, the invent on resides in the 'com-.

the details of construction hereinafter de-. s r bed and cla m d, i b i g understood h t changesin the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made with-. in the scope of whatis claimed without departin from the spirit of the invention.

In t e aceompanymg drawing :-Fi re 1 shows the nvention in front elevation, a

.ort ion of the case being removed, and parts being broken away, in order to disclose the internal mechanism; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2- -2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top plan Fig. 1 is a crosssection on the line 1 1' of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an elevation similar to Fig. 1, showing the carrier in ad-. vanced position; Bis a plan of the coin actuating member; ig. 7 is a perspective oi the primary latch sand Fig. 8 is a PQISRBC'. tive of the secondaryl latch.

' support which may "or-any other e numeral 1 indicates a bathe back of a chair, structure to which the device the subject matter of this ap in the drawing, t

constituting pli catio'n,b Is. secured. The invention 1nc udes a ox-like case 2, in the rear wall of which is fashioned a key-hole slot 3, adapt: ed to receive a screw 4 or' the like, projecting the like.

' 1 are guides 15,

cated opposite to upon a spacing non-inductive material. lower end of, the coin chute 23, and preferfrom the support In the rear wall Qfthe case 1 and adjacent its lower end is fashioned an o ening 5 adapted to receive a screw 6 or t e like, which cooperating. with the screw 4;, serves to hold the case 2 in place upon the sup ort 1. The case 1 includes a removable ront Wall 7 which is securelv held 1n place by means of rivets 8 or is scarfed as shown at 9, to the upper edge of a closure 10, held in place by means of a I lock 11.

In the top of the case 2 there is a delivery opening 12, to, the rear of which is 10- cated the coin slot 14.

Extended along the side walls of the case one of which is provided projecting shoulder 16, lo-

a magnet 17 superposed plate 18 of non-inductive material. Located within the magnet 17 is a block 19 which is secured to, the rear wall with a laterally of the case 2, the block 19 constituting means for holding. the magnet 17 and the spacing plate 18 in place. Below the shoulder 16, one of the uides is. provided with another shoulder 20 which is adapted to defleet the coin laterally, after the same has passed below the magnet 17 The said guide 15 is broadened adjacent its lower end as shown at 21, the part 21 cooperating with a rib 22, secured to the rear wall of the case 2,, the parts 21 and 22 serving to define a coin chute 23, in which is located a back plate 24.- which preferably is fashioned from Located below the ably formed integrally with the rear wall of the case 2 is a coin deck 25.

A loop-shaped carrier 26 is mounted to slide uponthe guides 15, and a loop-shaped upper end of the carrier proper 26. The carrier 26 is constrained to'move upwardly by means of helical retractile springs 29, the lower ends of which are secured to the bottom portion of the carrier 26, the upper ends of which are secured asindicated at 30 to the guides 15, the guide 15 which is widened as indicated at 21, being provided with a recess 31 in which one spring 29 is received. A closure plate 54 is secured as in? dicated at 55 to the magnet block 19, or to 'any-otherfixed portion of the case 1, the

The lower end of the front wall 77 the lower end of the carrier 26 I closure'27is pivoted as indicated at 28 to the i t is a detent 32 ofangular form, the detent projecting rearwardly beyond the carrier, as shown in Fig. 2. The rearwardly projecting portion of the detent 32 is adapted to engage with the lower edge of the cover plate 54, to limit the upward movement of the carrier, under the action of the springs 29. The detent 32 is beveled upon its lower end, as shown at '33, and above the beveled end 33 there is a notch 34, defining a shoulder in one edge of the detent.

Pivoted as indicated at 35 to the rear wall of the case 1, is a primary latch 36, shown in detail in Fig. 7, the latch 36 being provided at its lower end with an outstanding shoulder 37, having an upwardly projecting lip 38. A stud 39 is secured to the rear wall ofthe case 1, the stud 39 operating in a transverse slot 40 in the latch 36. A sprin O 41 is extended around the stud 39, one end of the spring bearing against the rib 22, the other end of the spring being engaged in an opening 42 in the shoulder 37. The spring 41 tends to swing the shoulder .37 toward the coin chute 23, as shown in Fig. 1.

Extended transversely of the case 2 and pivoted to the rear of the case as indicated at 44 is a secondary latch 43, shown in Fig. 8, the latch 43 being equipped in its lower edge and adjacent "its free end with a notch 45, defining a shoulder, the free end of the latch 43 being beveled as indicated at 46. A

- spring 47 is engaged around the pivot element 44 of the latch 43, one end of the spring 47 hearing against one side wall of the case 2, the other end of the spring being hooked over the upper edge of the secondary latch 43, so as to depress the free end of the latch.

The invention further includes a coin actuating member denoted generally by the numeral 48, and shown in detail in Fig. 6. The coin actuating member 48 is equipped at its ends with reduced extensions 49 which are mounted to slide in the side w lls of the case 1, one of the extensions 49' b ting equipped with a button 50. In the rear edge of the coin actuating member 48 there is an open- 1ng 51, and adjacent the opening 51 is formed a shoulder 52. The coin actuating member 48 is maintained in the position shown in Fig. 5, by means of retractile spring 53, one end of which is secured to the latch, for a purpose which will be set forth hereinafter. Let it be supposed that the parts are positloned as shown in Fig. 1, and'that a cake of chocolate or the llkBwlS inclosed within the carrier 26. The notch 34 of the detent 32 willbe engaged with the shoulder 37 of the primary latch 36, thesprings 29 being under tension, ,and the outer face 'of the closure member 27 of the carrier being flush with the outer end face of thecase 2, the delivery opening 12 being thus closed. The beveled end 46 of the secondary latch 43 will rest upon the upstanding lip 38 which is fashioned at one end'of the shoulder 37. If a coin which is legal tender isinserted into the coin slot 14, the coin will pass into the coin chute 23 and, moving downwardly be tween the rib 22 and the portion 21 of one guide, will come to rest ultimately in a vertical position, upon the coin deck 25. The coin, under such circumstances, will rest against the shoulder 52 of the coin actuating member 48. If, now, the coin actuating member 48 is thrust to the left of Fig. 1, the

coin will.be carried along the deck 25, the spring 53 being ut under'tension. When the coin is pushe along the deck 25 by the of the shoulder 37 upon the primary latch 36, I

the primary latch 36 being swung to one side, and the spring 41 being put under tension. l/Vhen the primary latch 36 is thus actuated, the edge of the shoulder 37 will be Withdrawn from-the slot 34 in the detent 32, and thus the carrier 26 will beset free, the carrier 26-moving upwardly under the action of the springs 29, until the rearwardly projecting portion of thedetent 32 (see Fig. 5) engages with the lower ed e of the cover plate 54. Thecarrier 26 will then be positioned as shown in Fig. 5, the pivoted closure 27 extending above the upper end of the case. If the closure 27 be swung to one side, it is obvious that the cake of chocolate or other merchandise may be removed from the carrier 26.

When the primary latch 36 is swung to one side in the manner hereintofore described, the beveled end 46 of the secondary latch 43 will ride over the edge of the lip 38 of the primary latch, and ultimately the lip 38,will engage in the notch 45 of the latch 43. The primary latch- 36 will thus be held to one side, so that the shoulder 37 no longer lies in the path of the beveled end 33 of the detent 32. Therefore, it is impossible under the circumstances above pointed out, to push down and to lock in place, the carrier 26 and the closure 27. Owing to the operation last above mentioned, the machine, having been emptied, cannot be reset, and consequently the upstanding exposedclosure27 (see Fig. 5) will notify prospectivelpurehasers that the machine is empty. So soon as the coin actuating member 48 is released, the spring 53 will retract the coin actuating member until the shoulder 52 stands above the coin deck I I I The operation of resetting the machine is as follows: A piece of wire, a nail or the like is inserted in the opening 56 and the secondary latch 43 being in the position shown in Fig. 5, is lifted, the notch 45 being disengaged from the lip 38 of the primary latch 36. Thereupon, due to the action of the spring 41, the primary latch 36 will swing to the right in Fig. 5, until the outer edge of the shoulder 37 is in the path of the beveled end 33 of the detent 32. The carrier 26, having been loaded, is -pushed downwardly, whereupon the lower end of the detent 32 will enter the slot 51 in the 'coin actuating member 36, the beveled end 33 of the detent riding over the head of the shoulder 37, until the shoulder 37 looks in the notch 34 of the detent. Under the conditions above pointed out, the parts of the machine will appear as in Fig. 1, the machine being in condition for further operation.

It will be understood readily that if a slug, subject to the action of a magnet, is inserted into the coin slotill, the slug will be carried laterally by action of the shoulder 16, and thus be-positioned adjacent the magnet 17, the magnetholding the slug and preventing the same from dropping down upon the coin deck 25.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is. Y

1. In a vending machine, a case; angularly disposed primary and secondary latches pivotally supported within the case and provided with "interlocking elements; a movable merchandise carrier having means to engage directly with the primary latch, to hold the carrier against movement; and a coin actuating member movable in the case, the coin actuating member being adapted to advance the coin against the primary latch, to disengage the primary latch from the carrier and to bring the interlocking elements of the latches into cooperative relation, thereby to hold the primary latch out of the path of the carrier.

2. In a vending machine, a case; a primary latch pivotally supported in the case, the primary latch being provided with an outstanding shoulder having a projecting lip; a secondary latch pivoted in the case and resting upon the lip, the secondary latch having a shoulder adapted to engage the lip; a merchandise carrier movable in the case and provided with means to engage-directly with the shoulder of the primary latch; and a coin controlling member slidable in the case, the coin controlling member constituting means for advancing a coin against the shoulder of the primary latch, to disengage the said shoulder from the carrier and to bring the lip of the primary latch into engagement with the shoulder of the secondary latch.

3. In a vending machine, a case; a coin deck thereon; a coin actuating member mounted for right line movement in the case and provided with a coin receiving shoulder located adjacent the coin deck; a'

merchandise carrier mounted to slide in the case; a latch pivoted in the case and adapted to engage directly with the carrier to hold the carrier within the case, the latch being disengageable from the carrier, by direct contact with a coin, when the coin is advanced along the deck by direct contact with the shoulder upon the coin actuating mem ber.

4. In a vending machine, a case; a merchandise carrier movable Within the case; a detent projecting from the carrier; a latch pivoted in the case and adapted toengage the detent to hold the carrier within the case; a coin deck carried by the case; a coin SANFORD CLINTON JONES.

Witnesses:

GEORGE D. LINDSAY, H. H. HAMAKER. 

